16 June 2020 B-52s Deploy to Alaska, Demonstrate Global Agility JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii -- U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bombers returned to the Indo-Pacific region June 14 to conduct bomber task force operations out of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.Three bombers from the 96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base,...
16 June 2020 Sailors and Airmen Increase Interoperability During Local Integration MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Sailors assigned to the “Star Warriors” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 209, and Airmen assigned to the “Panthers” of the 13th Fighter Squadron, and the “Samurai” of the 14th Fighter Squadron are increasing their warfighting readiness and survivability during a series...
16 June 2020 The U.S. Govt. Delivers More Than $173 Million in New Funding to Support Bangladesh’s COVID-19 Response DHAKA, Bangladesh -- The U.S. government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), is providing more than $173 million in new funding to complement the Government of Bangladesh’s ongoing efforts to respond to the spread of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19),...
16 June 2020 Coast Guard Responds to Disabled Watercraft Off Guam SANTA RITA, Guam -- The Coast Guard rescued two Jetski operators when one fell overboard, and the craft was disabled off Agat, Saturday.A Station Apra Harbor 45-foot Response Boat-Medium crew rescued the man from the water and towed the Jetski back to Agat Marina. There were no injuries...
15 June 2020 USS Theodore Roosevelt Sailors Depart Guam APRA HARBOR, GUAM -- Remaining USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Sailors ashore will begin to fly back to the United States via military flights, June 12.Theodore Roosevelt (TR) Sailors who return to the United States are required to complete a 14-day-restriction-of-movement (ROM) sequester upon...
15 June 2020 Seventh Air Force Hosts First Virtual Change of Command OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -- Lt. Gen. Scott L. Pleus assumed command of the Air Component Command and Seventh Air Force and assumed responsibility as the deputy commander of United States Forces Korea from Lt. Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach today at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea.In a 7th AF...
15 June 2020 Yokota Air Traffic Control: Controlling Traffic in the Sky YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- With stoplights and lanes ushering vehicles where they need to go in an orderly fashion all too common on our roads on the ground, what little realize is that same framework exists in the sky above. While the sky does not have tangible lights as roads do, the communication...
15 June 2020 Navy Sets Rules for Lifting COVID-19 Travel Restrictions WASHINGTON -- The Navy announced a phased plan for resuming official travel and transfers as well as allowing local commanders greater leeway in granting personal leave and liberty.The message, released June 12, follows the Secretary of Defense May 22 memo outlining the transition to a...
15 June 2020 Coast Guard, Hawaii County Fire Department Searching for Missing Fisher off Hawaii Island HONOLULU, Hawaii -- The Coast Guard and Hawaii County Fire Department are searching for a miss-ing fisher two and a half miles northeast of Punaluu Beach on Hawaii Island, Saturday.“We are currently searching for Mark Lowery, 47 years-old, who was camping with friends and last seen at 10 p.m.,...
12 June 2020 Transit of Medical Patients from American Samoa Achieved by FEMA and U.S. Military Collaboration HONOLULU, Hawaii -- Nineteen patients from American Samoa requiring non-COVID-19 related medical care and 13 escorts arrived June 9 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii on a U.S. Navy C-40 flight as part of a Federal Emergency Management Agency support mission.At the request of FEMA, the U.S...